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Project Management Using Microsoft Project
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Time delay. Sometimes - it's preferred to have lag shown as a task. You can assign costs to it - that way. Style sheets will indicate this.
Lag
Finish to Start
Gantt Chart Wizard (Project 2010)
WBS Work Breakdown Structure
2. Two critical tasks - both same duration - vying for one resource - who wins?
Task with first ID
Manually
Project information dialog (Project 2010)
'Hiding' columns (Project 2010)
3. Fixed Duration - Fixed Units - or Fixed Work. Described on page 72 of Project 2010 book.
Relationship Diagram (Project 2010)
Show Assignment Units as (Project 2010)
h (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Task Type
4. Appears: min means: minute
m (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Gantt Chart Wizard (Project 2010)
5 phases of project
Organizer (Project 2010)
5. Project template (.mpt) - or Global MPT file. Drives what you see in the project. Corporations may have their own.
The task which has the LEAST slack is more important - Min-slack wins
Template (Project 2010)
Default view (Project 2010)
em (Abbreviations Project 2010)
6. Single Start - Single Finish. No 'danglers'. Everything must be connected. No loops.
Network Diagram best practices
5 phases of project
Work Package (WBS)
Calendar/ Working time (Project 2010)
7. Finish to start - finish to finish - start to start - start to finish. All are 'at least'.
Dialogs (Project 2010)
'The 100% Rule'
w (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Logical Relationships in PDM
8. If '______________' isn't checked - for example - then you won't be able to set a style for critical tasks.
Default view (Project 2010)
Fixed Work
Critical Tasks
eh (Abbreviations Project 2010)
9. W = D + U Duration plus available resource units
Task Type
m (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Work
SNET
10. Appears: ewk means: Elapsed week
Box Styles (Project 2010)
Calendars to consider
ew (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Fixed Work
11. Task ribbon -> 'inspect' button-> Inspect Task. It shows more details about highlighted task - including critical predecessor task. Very useful tool. Especially when resources are over allocated.
m (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Actual Cost
Inspect feature (Project 2010)
Peak
12. Always preserve the number of hours to perform a task. Changing work when fixed will impact duration.
Team Planner (Project 2010)
Fixed Work
File Name vs. Project name (Project 2010)
h (Abbreviations Project 2010)
13. Create file. Set up file properties. Set a start date. Set up calendars and working time.
Initializing a Project (Project 2010)
Reccuring Tasks
Material resource
Timeline (Project 2010)
14. File -> info -> Project information -> advanced properties.
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15. Vitally important. It shows how much time remains - which indicates whether or not tasks need to be re-planned.
Units
Resource types
Project information dialog (Project 2010)
Remaining Duration
16. Appears: wk means: week
Task Type
'The 100% Rule'
Network Diagram best practices
w (Abbreviations Project 2010)
17. Two CRITICAL tasks vying for one resource - who wins?
Project information dialog (Project 2010)
mo (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Lag
Task with minimum duration
18. Shows logical relationship between tasks. View tab -> 'split view' section -> details checked -> More views -> Select there.
Relationship Diagram (Project 2010)
Show Assignment Units as (Project 2010)
Box Styles (Project 2010)
Earned Value
19. Contains information relative to tasks.
File Name vs. Project name (Project 2010)
Gantt Chart Wizard (Project 2010)
Form (Project 2010)
Summary tasks (WBS)
20. Shows closest thing to a 'resource gantt chart'. Shows tasks by resource. Also shows unassigned tasks - and unscheduled tasks. Allows for user-controlled scheduling.
h (Abbreviations Project 2010)
d (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Working Time & 'Default' start/end time (Project 2010)
Team Planner (Project 2010)
21. Tables are made up of fields.
Units
Customize 'Quick Access Tool Bar'
Lag
Table (Project 2010)
22. Appears: ehr means: Elapsed hour
eh (Abbreviations Project 2010)
'The 100% Rule'
Work
Organizer (Project 2010)
23. Can be added to the ribbon - and it walks user through formatting of the gantt chart. Pretty cool.
Work
'80 hour rule'
Logical Relationships in PDM
Gantt Chart Wizard (Project 2010)
24. Two tasks vying for one resource - who wins?
w (Abbreviations Project 2010)
h (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Drawing on Gantt (Project 2010)
The task which has the LEAST slack is more important - Min-slack wins
25. It is NOT an exhaustive list of work. It is instead a comprehensive classification of project scope. Contains Sub-components - work packages (child of sub-component). Further work packages can be children of other work packages. Summary tasks are the
Table (Project 2010)
Splitting tasks (Project 2010)
DSM Design Structure Matrix
WBS Work Breakdown Structure
26. To switch between ____________: (Project 2010) - Use the bottom-left icon. Use the ribbon. Task mode column in entry table. File -> options -> schedule.
Reccuring Tasks
Summary tasks (WBS)
Manual and Auto scheduled tasks
Lag
27. Amendment to task type.
Effort Driven
Fixed Duration
DSM Design Structure Matrix
Lead
28. View -> Timeline check box. Shows timeline - but by default - nothing's on it. To add items - right click and 'add to timeline'.
d (Abbreviations Project 2010)
eh (Abbreviations Project 2010)
'Hiding' columns (Project 2010)
Timeline (Project 2010)
29. Function key 5. You can go directly to ID - or 'date'.
Earned Value
File Name vs. Project name (Project 2010)
GO TO (Project 2010)
RAM
30. Appears: hr means: hour
Task with first ID
Reccuring Tasks
h (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Logical Relationships in PDM
31. Always preserve the duration of a task. Changing duration when fixed will impact work.
Earned Value
Fixed Duration
GO TO (Project 2010)
Project information dialog (Project 2010)
32. Hiding does not delete data. If you hide a column - data maintains - but to get it back - you'll need to right click - insert column.
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33. No single activity or group of activities to produce a single deliverable should be more than 80 hours of effort.
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34. 'Start no earlier than' constraint.
Inspect feature (Project 2010)
Reccuring Tasks
Dialogs (Project 2010)
SNET
35. Always preserve the number of people working on a task. Changing units when fixed will impact duration.
Fixed Units
Template (Project 2010)
Accessing 'Properties' (Project 2010)
emo (Abbreviations Project 2010)
36. The WBS contains 100% of the work defined by the project scope and captures all deliverables - internal - external - interim - in terms of the work to be completed - including project management.
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37. Work - resource - cost.
Drawing on Gantt (Project 2010)
Initializing a Project (Project 2010)
Resource types
Units
38. File -> Options -> Quick Access tool bar. Examples: Tables and Vies - good stuff.
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39. Ensuring that the successor activity does not begin until after the predecessor activity is completed is implementing a start-to-finish (SF) model. This is the most logical path to follow when planning a project. Those in project management should be
Start to Finish (SF)
Views (Project 2010)
Summary tasks (WBS)
ew (Abbreviations Project 2010)
40. Project Tab -> Change Working time. Define the actual 'hours' of work - which days work happens (weekends grayed out by default) - and 'exceptions' to standard work times. Work weeks tab present too.
Calendar/ Working time (Project 2010)
Dialogs (Project 2010)
Project Files (Project 2010)
Accessing 'Properties' (Project 2010)
41. Focus on Gantt -> Format ribbon ->
SNET
Views (Project 2010)
Drawing on Gantt (Project 2010)
Template (Project 2010)
42. Start date - Current date - finish date - status date - schedule from - calendar - & priority (with project pro). Enterprise custom fields here too - if you're hooked into enterprise.
Form (Project 2010)
Project information dialog (Project 2010)
WBS Work Breakdown Structure
Splitting tasks (Project 2010)
43. A logical relationship that states that for one project to begin - another must also be underway. For example - the writing of a business proposal must have begun in order for editing of the proposal to take place.
h (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Start to Start
Default view (Project 2010)
Calendars to consider
44. Tasks - resources - assignments - all have dialogs. Example: resource leveling. Project information dialog very important.
Form (Project 2010)
5 phases of project
Table (Project 2010)
Dialogs (Project 2010)
45. An 'activity' - or 'task'. The bottom 'child' task - there's nothing underneath it. If there are sub-components - or 'children' tasks below a parent task - that parent task is a SUMMARY task.
Duration
WBS Work Breakdown Structure
Manually
Work Package (WBS)
46. Network Diagrom -> Format ribbon -> format.
Customize 'Quick Access Tool Bar'
WBS Work Breakdown Structure
RAM
Box Styles (Project 2010)
47. ______ link Summary Tasks.
Do not
Views (Project 2010)
Actual Cost
Drawing on Gantt (Project 2010)
48. Add your resources names to critical tasks _______ via bar styles/text.
Logical Relationships in PDM
Project information dialog (Project 2010)
Manually
Box Styles (Project 2010)
49. An approach for monitoring project progress that relies on the budgeted cost of activities completed to ascribe value
Earned Value
Task with minimum duration
Splitting tasks (Project 2010)
Initializing a Project (Project 2010)
50. Work divided by available resource units. Formula: D=W/U
Manually
Duration
Organizer (Project 2010)
Default view (Project 2010)